March 17th, 1979

Born on March 17th, 1979

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What happened on March 17th?

March 17th, 2011

First Libyan Civil War: The United Nations Security Council adopted Resolution 1973, authorizing military intervention in Libya to protect civilians.

March 17th, 1991

In a referendum, nearly 70 percent of voters in nine Soviet republics agreed that the Soviet Union should be preserved.

March 17th, 1988

Eritrean War of Independence: Eritrean People's Liberation Front troops encircled Ethiopian forces in the Battle of Afabet, gaining a decisive victory three days later.

March 17th, 1973

Slava Veder took his Pulitzer Prize-winning photograph Burst of Joy, which came to symbolize the end of United States involvement in the Vietnam War.

March 17th, 1969

Golda Meir became the first female prime minister of Israel.

March 17th, 1968

Six thousand sheep were killed on ranches near Dugway Proving Ground in Utah as a result of the U.S. Army spraying a nerve agent.

March 17th, 1963

An eruption of Mount Agung on Bali, Indonesia, killed at least 1,100 people.

March 17th, 1957

A plane crash on the slopes of Mount Manunggal killed Philippine president Ramon Magsaysay and 24 others.

March 17th, 1955

Ice hockey fans in Montreal rioted to protest the suspension of Montreal Canadiens star Maurice Richard for hitting an official.

March 17th, 1950

Scientists at Lawrence Berkeley National Laboratory announced the synthesis of californium, a radioactive transuranium element.

March 17th, 1942

The Holocaust: The first mass killings of Jews began at Belzec extermination camp in occupied Poland, the first of the Operation Reinhard camps to begin operation.

March 17th, 1917

World War I: Hugh Grosvenor, 2nd Duke of Westminster led a force to rescue 92 prisoners of war from Bir Hakeim, killing the Senussi guards and their families.

March 17th, 1902

The Dorchester Heights Monument (pictured), memorializing the siege of Boston during the American Revolutionary War, was dedicated.

March 17th, 1891

The transatlantic steamship Utopia accidentally collided with the battleship HMS Anson in the Bay of Gibraltar, sinking in less than twenty minutes and killing 562.

March 17th, 1842

The Female Relief Society of Nauvoo is formally organized with Emma Smith as president.

Birthdays
... of famous people, actors, celebrities and stars on March 17th

Born on March 17th, 1979

45

Kasper Ødum

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1979, Randers

45

Stormy Daniels

American pornographic actress and director

*March 17th, 1979, Baton Rouge

45

Coco Austin

American television personality

*March 17th, 1979, Palos Verdes Peninsula

45

Samoa Joe

American professional wrestler

*March 17th, 1979, Orange County

45

Andrew Ference

Canadian ice hockey player

*March 17th, 1979, Edmonton

45

Stephen Kramer Glickman

Canadian actor

*March 17th, 1979, London

45

Greg Timmermans

Belgian actor

*March 17th, 1979, Antwerp

45

Neel Dutt

Indian composer

*March 17th, 1979, Kolkata

45

Yangpa

South Korean singer

*March 17th, 1979, Seoul

45

Tuva Moflag

Norwegian politician

*March 17th, 1979, Oslo

45

Renske Leijten

Dutch former politician

*March 17th, 1979, Leiden

45

Olivia Ciappa

French photographer

*March 17th, 1979, Marseille

45

Mineko Nōmachi

Japanese mangaka and illustrator

*March 17th, 1979, Hokkaido

45

Hind Dehiba

Moroccan-French middle-distance runner

*March 17th, 1979, Khouribga

45

Million Wolde

Ethiopian runner

*March 17th, 1979, Addis Ababa

45

Sebastian Hämer

German singer

*March 17th, 1979, Rostock

45

Yann Domenech

Olympic long jumper

*March 17th, 1979, Valréas

45

Brendan Doran

Olympic ski jumper

*March 17th, 1979, Long Beach

45

Willie Huck

Footballer

*March 17th, 1979, Paris

45

Ryan Lackey

American businessman

*March 17th, 1979, West Chester

45

Rouhollah Samieinia

Iranian footballer

*March 17th, 1979, Tehran

45

José Ignacio Rodríguez Valbuena

Venezuelan model

*March 17th, 1979, Maracaibo

45

Jaime Lynne

American professional wrestler

*March 17th, 1979, Nashville

45

Robert J. Luck

American judge

*March 17th, 1979, Miami

45

Fernando da Silva Cardozo

Brazilian footballer and manager

*March 17th, 1979, Pelotas

45

Andy Griffin

English association football player (born 1979)

*March 17th, 1979, Wigan

45

Allan Rodrigo Aal

Association football player

*March 17th, 1979, Paranaguá

45

Tommy Doherty

Northern Irish footballer (born 1979)

*March 17th, 1979, Bristol

Same Day
Who's birthday is on March 17th?

34

Saina Nehwal

Indian badminton player

*March 17th, 1990, Dhindar

37

Patrick Ebert

German footballer

*March 17th, 1987, Potsdam

43

Kyle Korver

American professional basketball player

*March 17th, 1981, Lakewood

38

Silke Spiegelburg

German pole vaulter

*March 17th, 1986, Georgsmarienhütte

36

Peter Käsbauer

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1988, Weiden in der Oberpfalz

44

Gorik Gardeyn

Road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1980, Tielt

32

Isabel Herttrich

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1992, Hersbruck

31

Romina Gabdullina

Russian badminton player

*March 17th, 1993, Moscow

47

Xabier Zandio

Road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1977, Pamplona

44

David Boucher

French road cyclist

*March 17th, 1980, Maubeuge

48

Lassi Karonen

Swedish rower

*March 17th, 1976, Djura

27

Jessica Pugh

Badminton player

*March 17th, 1997, Telford

74

Rötger Feldmann

German comic artist

*March 17th, 1950, Travemünde

49

Alain Chrétien

French politician

*March 17th, 1975, Vesoul

69

Gary Sinise

American actor

*March 17th, 1955, Blue Island

46

Kristina Larsen

Australian rower

*March 17th, 1978, Sydney

29

Lisa Sophie Gericke

German bobsledder and ice speed skater

*March 17th, 1995, Brandenburg an der Havel

28

Tokischa

Dominican singer

*March 17th, 1996, Puerto Plata

67

Mari Maurstad

Norwegian actress

*March 17th, 1957, Oslo

39

Dario Cataldo

Italian road bicycle racer

*March 17th, 1985, Lanciano

Same year
Born in 1979

45

Gao Ling

Chinese badminton player

*March 14th, 1979, Wuhan

45

Yang Wei

Chinese badminton player

*January 13th, 1979, Guangdong

44

Tine Baun

Danish badminton player

*July 21st, 1979, Hørsholm

44

Deborah Secco

Brazilian actress

*November 26th, 1979, Rio de Janeiro

45

Johan Harstad

Norwegian author

*February 10th, 1979, Stavanger Municipality

44

Saralee Thungthongkam

Badminton player

*June 13th, 1979, Bangkok

44

Anders Kristiansen

Badminton player

*September 7th, 1979, Frederikssund Municipality

44

Nikhil Kanetkar

Badminton player

*May 13th, 1979, Pune

44

Guf

Russian rapper

*September 23rd, 1979, Ivanteyevskaya Street

44

Ghayath Almadhoun

Swedish poet

*July 19th, 1979, Damascus

45

Dan Tangnes

Norwegian ice hockey player (1979-)

*March 8th, 1979, Oslo

44

Patricia Aulitzky

Austrian actress

*July 7th, 1979, Salzburg

44

Mia Audina

Indonesian badminton player

*August 22nd, 1979, Jakarta

44

Chen Hong

Badminton player

*November 28th, 1979, Changting County

45

Ingo Kindervater

Badminton player

*January 1st, 1979, Burgwedel

44

Britta Andersen

Badminton player

*December 19th, 1979, Aarhus

44

Vincent Kartheiser

American actor

*May 5th, 1979, Minneapolis

44

Aamir Ghaffar

Badminton player

*August 18th, 1979, Peshawar

44

Chris Pratt

American actor (born 1979)

*June 21st, 1979, Virginia

45

Lise Risom Olsen

Norwegian actress

*March 1st, 1979, Fredrikstad Municipality

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No: With 365 days 1979 is a normal year and no leap year.

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